The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-11-24

Economy Is NisapprehCnded''-f1 a
Health Essential to Succ@ss-A Safe
'Plan<-Ambition, Politeness, Integrity.
The read to wealth is. as DR.. Franklin
truly says, ''as plain as the read to mil"
1t consists simply in eXpendnS less than
we earn. Many nay say, I'VE under
stand this; this is economy, and we know
economy is wealth; we know we can't eat
our cake and keep it also" Yet, perhaps,
more failures arise from mistakes on this
point than almost ANY other. True
economy i: Ilisapprehended, and people
20 through life without properly compre-
hending what that principle is. There
are many who think that economy con-
sists in saving cheese p&rings and candle
ends, in cutting Off twopence from the
laundrcss' bill, and doing all sorts of
little mean things.
Economy Is not raeanncSS. This false
economy may frequently be seen in men
Of business, and in those instances it often
runs TO writing paper. You find good
business nlcu who save all the old enVe-
lopes and scraps, and would not tear
new sheet Of paper, if they could avoid it,
for the world. That is all very well; they
may in this way save s. or $40 a year, but
being so economical (only in note paper,
they think they can afford to waste time,
to have expensive parties and to drive their
carriages. True economy consists in
always making the income exceed the out
60 1t needs 10 prophet to tell us that
those who 1--we fully up to their means,
without any thought Of a reverse in this
life, can never attain independence.
TIE LAWS OF HEALTH.
The foundation OF success in life is good
health; that ic the subStratum Of fortune.
Then, how Important it is to study the
laws o. health, which is but another name
| for the laws Of nature. The closer we
| keep 10 the laws Of nature the nearer we
are to good health. Tobacco and rum
should be Stunned. TO make money re-
| Quircs clear brain. No matter how
| bOuntifully man may be blessed with
| Intelligence, if the brain is muddled and
| his Judgment warped by drink, it is i'm
possible for him to carry on business sue
| cessfully.
The safest plan, and the one most sure
| OF Success for the young man starting in
| life, is to select the vocation which is most
congenial to his tastes. There is as much
diversity in our brains as in our counter
anCes. Some men are born mechanics,
| while some have great aversion to ma
| chincry. Unless man enters upon yo-
cation intended for him by nature, and
| best suited to his peculiar genius, he can
not succeed. After securing t, right vo-
cation, you must be careful to select the
proper location, and not begin business
where there are already enough to meet
all demands in the same occupation.
No man has q right to expect to succeed
| in life unless he understands his business,
and nobody can understand his business
| thoroughly unless he learns it by personal
application and experience. You must
exercise caution in laying your plans, but
| be bold in carrying them out A man
| who is all caution will never dare to take
I hold and be successful, and man who
| is all holiness is merely reckless and
must eventually fail
There is no such thing in the world as
luck. II man adopts proper methods
| to be successful, "luck" viii not prevent
| him. II he does not succeed there are
reasons for it, although, perhaps, he may
| not be able TO see them.
Money is good for nothing unless YOU
| know the value of it by experience Give
boy $4,000 and put him in business,
and the chances are that he will loose
every dollar Of it before he is year older.
| Nine out Of ten Of the rich men of our
country today started out in life as poor
| boys, with determined wills, industry,
perseverance, economy, and good habits.
EXCEL ALL OTHERS
The great ambition should be to excel
all others engaged in the same occupa-
| ton. Whenever you find the best doctor,
| best clergyman, best shoemaker or any
thing else that man is most sought for,
and always has enough to do. Every boy
should learn some trade or profession.
| Engage in one kind of business only and
stick to it faithfully until you succeed, or
until your experience shows that You
should abardCn it. A constant hGmmering
on one nail will generally drive it home at
last, so that it can be clinched. There is
good sense i'll the old caution about hav-
ing too many irons in the fire at once.
Beware of 'outside operations"
Read the newspapers, and keep thor
oughly posted in regard to the TRANSACT
lions of the world.
BE careful to advertise in some shape or
other, because it is evident that if man
has ever so good an article for sale, and
nobody knows it, it will bring him no re-
turn. The whole philosophy Of life is,
first SOW, then reap. This principle ap-
plies to all kinds of business. and to
nothing more eminently than TO adver-
| Using. If man has 8 really good arti-
Gle, there is no way in which lie can reap
| more advantageously than by Sowing"
| to the public in this way.
Politeness and civility are the best capt.
| tai ever invested in business. Large
stores, gilt signs, flaming advertisements
| will all prove unavailing if you or your
| employees treat your patrons abruptly.
The more kind and liberal man is, the
| will 1>o In
| slowed upon him.
Preserve your integrity; it is more
| precious than diamonds or rubies. The
most difficult thing in life is to make
money dishonesty. Our prisons are full
of men who attempted to follow this
course. No man can be dishonest with
| cut soon being found out, and when his
lack of principle is discovered, nearly
| every avenue to success is closed against
him forever. Strict honesty not only lies
at the foundation of all success in life
financially, but in every other respect
| p. L. Barnum in New York Sun.
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